At Synod. 327 



back, in the market-basket. I write to ask you to 

 come up as soon as possible, and take your pick of the 

 finest. The Shanghais are doing well, notwithstand- 

 ing sundry visits from the rats. I have named 

 them after five young gentlemen, and have already 

 selected the names of the three Lady-Shanghais I 

 wish you to save for me. If you succeed in pro- 

 curing the ferrets, Mr. H. asks that you will give 

 directions with regard to the mode of keeping 

 them, etc. * * * 



P. S. Little John Bachman,says, " tell Grand-pa, 

 I never cry now when I am washed. " We have 

 made a rule that he shall only ride on his pony 

 when he is good. * * H. E. H. 



The Synod of South Carolina convened at St. 

 Matthews. Dr. Bachman, wrote : 



To MRS. BACHMAN : 



ST. MATTHEWS, Nov. 12th, 1853. 



We arrived here in safety, found carriages in 

 superfluity at Lewisville. The land is flowing in 

 abundance turkeys, sausages, pigs, and everything 

 else to cause a man to eat to fulness and invite 

 dyspepsia to take up his abode within him. I am 

 quite well, but sleepless. T am either too much ex- 

 cited by talking with my old friends, whom I have 

 met again after a year's separation, or I have laid 

 in too many creature comforts, or taken too strong 

 coffee, or breathed too much of the smoke of the 

 Indian-weed. Which it is, I know not; but I have 

 not had one hour's sound sleep since I left home. I 

 shall, however, make a desperate effort to sleep to- 

 night. I have eaten no supper, changed my room 



